Charlotte Hornets (18-55, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (20-54, 14th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte travels to New Orleans looking to stop its four-game road slide.
The Pelicans are 13-24 on their home court. New Orleans allows 119.1 points and has been outscored by 8.7 points per game.
The Hornets are 7-29 in road games. Charlotte leads the Eastern Conference with 12.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Mark Williams averaging 3.1.
The Pelicans score 110.4 points per game, 3.5 fewer points than the 113.9 the Hornets allow. The Hornets' 42.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.4 percentage points lower than the Pelicans have given up to their opponents (48.3%).
TOP PERFORMERS: CJ McCollum is scoring 21.1 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Pelicans. Karlo Matkovic is averaging 10.5 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 65.2% over the past 10 games.
Miles Bridges is averaging 20.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Hornets. LaMelo Ball is averaging 15.1 points and 6.7 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 3-7, averaging 106.9 points, 42.9 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 6.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.1 points per game.
Hornets: 3-7, averaging 107.7 points, 41.5 rebounds, 28.2 assists, 5.9 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.6 points.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Brandon Boston Jr.: out (ankle), Trey Murphy III: out for season (shoulder), Herbert Jones: out for season (shoulder), CJ McCollum: day to day (foot), Dejounte Murray: out for season (leg), Zion Williamson: day to day (back).
Hornets: Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Brandon Miller: out for season (wrist), Josh Okogie: day to day (hamstring), LaMelo Ball: out for season (ankle), Tre Mann: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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